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A jam submission

Escape Before You WakeView game page

Every door says EXIT. Only the words tell the truth.
Submitted by jujube, lulucyan, revolverqwq, Yang678, 9daY, sdssdsdsddss — 4 hours, 47 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 108 people so far
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How does the game fit the theme?
Trust No One isn't just the story of our game — it's the core mechanic. Every level's true exit is hidden behind a wordplay on "trust no one": one level asks you to trust the No.1 (but is that door really number one?), another to trust the one you know (Know One). Every other door lies. Trust a door by its face, and you fall deeper into the loop; read the words carefully, and the way out opens. The game never corrects you when you misread a clue — betrayal is the lesson. To escape, you must learn the one rule the theme teaches: trust the words, not the doors.

What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
Nothing

How many people worked on the game?
6

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Submitted

There was an invisible wall that didn't let me to the final-final door on the last level, but overall LOVED the Alice in wonderland vibes and the word play riddles were fun! ☆ Very lovely project!

Submitted(+1)

its a cute side scroller. the riddles are nice

Submitted(+2)

Hi ! I love the art and the way you find small twists to re-interprete slightly the theme in each level. The cozy atmosphere and sounds are also very relaxing !

I just found the jump was a bit difficult to handle at the beginning (but the tutorial area was great for this).

I'm stuck at level 6, tried all the "houses" so I don't know what to try next. Will probably come back to try to figure it out ^

Submitted

Great game! Love the art style so much. 

There is a slight bug where falling down doesn't always kill you in some places and you have to manually reload the level

Submitted(+1)

Cute game, twisting the theme into varied riddle made this platformer pretty fun!

Submitted(+1)

Loved the art style! The only thing is, you might want to trim down the platform colliders just a bit—the character looks like they're floating in mid-air right now.

Submitted(+1)

Amazing art style, very cozy game, final level stressed me out even with a hint I did not figure it out, I might be dumb.

Submitted

Really cute art style! Some of the puzzles were pretty confusing, but the hint guide definitely helped.

Submitted

Loved the game!

Submitted(+1)

i really loved the artstyle :)

Submitted

Really cool game! There's a different twist in each level!

Submitted(+1)

I liked how each level had a little twist to it, like interacting with the background, or using different interpretations of the the name, good job, it was fun.

Submitted(+1)

This has to be cutest interpretation of the theme I have seen so far. This game feels very cozy. There were some levels where jumping off a cliff won't result in a game over however but other than that I had alot of fun. I like that the different variations of trust no one serves as the hint as to what door to choose on each level. Awesome work!

Submitted(+1)

Oh my god this is so pretty!!! I love the art style I love the visuals, absolute gorgeous! I love the gameplay too, and the NPCs lying to you makes it very on theme! Wonderful puzzle platformer!

Submitted(+2)

Flawless execution yall did a really good job on basicaly everything on the game, the visual and audio are immaculate, i enjoyed every part of it, and most importanly the theme was done beautifuly.

Submitted

Liked the cozy vibe. Cute art and music.

Did not like how some puzzles didn't feel solvable. Even after finding the answer through the hints or brute force, I feel like I would not have been able to get to it myself.

Submitted

Nice cute lil game ^^

Submitted

Good Game

Submitted(+1)

Art and theme is good, i advanced like 5 stages from first run, tho at some point are 3 rooms and all are the wrong one, i may be helpful a tip option, and there is a bug if you jump on sides it doesn't fall and you have to refresh the page and start over

Submitted(+1)

This had so many ideas and interpretations of the theme! Great work on the writing and design based on that. The atmosphere incredibly cozy. I had to look up hints only for the last level but the others I was able to figure out. Really great puzzle design overall and the last level was probably more cryptic on purpose.

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